Where in NYC do Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, co-owners of Opening Ceremony and the designers behind Parisian label Kenzo, like to eat?

All through New York Fashion Week, we're checking in with our favorite designers, editors, and other cool folk to see what they eat and drink during this most stressful and exciting of times.

To say that Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, co-owners of cult clothing boutique Opening Ceremony and the designers behind Parisian label Kenzo, are passionate about food is putting it mildly. The OC blog is as much about food as it is fashion (sample post: “How to Make Perfect Sticky Rice with Andy Ricker”); a recent OC show was themed around food pop-ups; and the friends fly Leon’s mom to Paris to cook while they prepare their collection for Kenzo. So, of course, they eat well when they’re in New York. Here, their downtown food diary.

Breakfast

“On the weekend, EN Japanese Brasserie serves traditional Japanese breakfast,” Leon says. “It’s great with a cucumber cocktail.” [#image: /photos/57d6fc30730f4b156583425e]|||Traditional Japanese breakfast at EN Japanese Brasserie (Photo: Courtesy EN Japanese Brasserie)|||

Coffee Break

“If we feel like walking, we go to La Colombe in Soho,” Leon says. “I’m also a big fan of Dunkin‘ Donuts. I get an extra-large coffee with milk and sugar.”

Lunch

Smile to Go is across the street from their Howard Street store: “We love Melia Marden’s cooking,” Lim says. “We also order from Mission Cantina—they deliver anywhere,” adds Leon. (Chef Danny Bowien is an OC customer.)

Dinner

“Somtum Der is one of the best Thai restaurants in America—and I feel confident saying that,” Leon proclaims. “We also love Dimes for the food and the scene,” says Lim of the fave of alt-designers and artists.

Midnight Snack

“I do like a snacky bar place,” Leon says. They go to Booker and Dax, which is part of Momofuku Ssäm Bar, and order a cachaça-and-gin–heavy Biggs Cup with country ham and caviar. [#image: /photos/57d6fc31730f4b156583425f]|||Mission Cantina (Photo: Ed Lefkowicz/The New York Times/Redux)|||